Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS), founded in 1976, is a seminary of the
Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) on the campus of
Brock University
Brock University is a public university, public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. The ...
in
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the most populous city in Canada's Niagara Region, the eighth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2021, St. Catharines has an area of and 136,803 residents. It lies in Southern Ontario, south of Toronto ac ...
. Its primary purpose is to educate students seeking ordination in LCC, but its graduate degree programs are open to
laypeople.
History
Concordia was started in 1976 as an extension site for
Concordia Theological Seminary
Concordia Theological Seminary is a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, Lutheran seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It offers professional, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees affiliated with training clergy and deaconesses for the Lutheran Churc ...
, a seminary of the
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...
(LCMS). At that time the LCC was part of the LCMS, not becoming an independent church body until 1988. CLTS initially used the facilities of Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Catharines. The seminary moved to Brock University in 1983. In 2020, Resurrection Lutheran moved from its own building and began sharing the seminary building.
Programmes
Concordia offers a four-year
Master of Divinity
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and ...
programme and a two-year
Master of Theological Studies
The Master of Arts (MA) in a religious discipline is a graduate degree, offered in seminary or other graduate school, which gives students a basic understanding in theological disciplines. It is often pursued by individuals interested in academi ...
programme. The Divinity program, which includes one year of vicarage (parish internship) in the third year, is designed for students seeking ordination in LCC but open to others; while the Theological Studies programme is designed for laypeople.
Governance
Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary is an accredited member of the
Association of Theological Schools
The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. ATS has its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
History
The ATS was found ...
.
See also
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Higher education in Ontario
Higher education in Ontario includes postsecondary education and skills training regulated by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and provided by universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, and private career colleges.Ministry ...
References
External links
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ATS profile for Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary
Brock University
Lutheran seminaries
Seminaries and theological colleges in Canada
1976 establishments in Ontario
Universities and colleges established in 1976
Lutheranism in Canada
Lutheran buildings and structures in North America
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